This is the last of three blog posts associated with this week’s episode of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which addresses life in the universe. Read the first and second here. Someday, in the not too ...

Newly dated fossils from New Mexico challenge the idea that dinosaurs were in decline—and suggest instead they had formed ...

From the waters of an Arctic archipelago all the way to the Southern Ocean and marine waters in between, these photos show ...

We follow the bone upward as it tumbles against the unpolluted blue sky. Then, suddenly, we cut to outer space, millions of ...

Dan Buettner's iconic National Geographic cover story transformed our idea of what makes for a long, healthy life. It's now published online for the first time. OKINAWA, JAPANSquatting effortlessly on ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

What cutting-edge technology has revealed in the 800-year-old search for the Mongol ruler's lost tomb. The "Yuan Emperor Album" includes a portrait of Genghis Khan, an iconic figure in Mongolian ...

Travel author Everett Potter offers his recommendations for the most charming train rides in the country, with alpine views you won’t find anywhere else. In Switzerland, the Gornergrat train ascends 4 ...

It’s dangerous. It’s toxic. And it may provide hope for millions in agony. Pain management is among the most commonly reportedly reasons for medical cannabis use, but side effects have stymied many ...

On assignment in northern Thailand, National Geographic photographer Rena Effendi follows Miss Wisa, a farmer leading her community toward a more resilient and sustainable food future. Miss Wisa uses ...

The National Geographic Explorer dedicated her life not just to chimpanzees, but global conservation. Jane Goodall studied the chimpanzees of Gombe starting in 1960, making hers the longest field ...

National Geographic helped the famous conservationist get her start—and followed her chimpanzee research and advocacy for wildlife in a career that forever changed how we understand animal behavior.